Liberation Day (Hong Kong)

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Liberation Day
1945 liberation of Hong Kong at Cenotaph.jpg
Liberation of Hong Kong in 1945
Official name重光紀念日
Observed byFlag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  British Hong Kong
TypeWar Memorial
Significancecommemorates liberation from Japanese occupation
DateLast Monday in August
2021 dateAugust 30  (2021-08-30)
2022 dateAugust 29  (2022-08-29)
2023 dateAugust 28  (2023-08-28)
2024 dateAugust 26  (2024-08-26)
Frequencyannual
First time1946
Last time1996 (officially)
Related to Victory over Japan Day
  1. "Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Ontario, Activities in Hong Kong, 1945".
  2. Bills Committee on Holiday (Amendment) Bill 1998 https://translate.google.com.hk/translate?hl=zh-TW&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legco.gov.hk%2Fyr98-99%2Fchinese%2Fbc%2Fbc51%2Fgeneral%2Fcbc51.htm&prev=search
  3. Council Meeting (Hansard) 9 Sept 98 https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr98-99/english/counmtg/general/cou_mtg.htm#mtg0909.htm
  4. King-fai Tam; Timothy Y. Tsu; Sandra Wilson (24 October 2014). Chinese and Japanese Films on the Second World War. Routledge. pp. 76–. ISBN   978-1-317-65046-1.
Liberation Day
Traditional Chinese 重光紀念日
Simplified Chinese 重光纪念日
Literal meaning"Recover Light Memorial Day"